Jet fuel spills into North Sea after tanker collision
Published on: 2025-06-25 12:59:20
No word yet from Solong's owners as HM Coastguard focuses on pollution threat
Rowan Bridge
Reporting from Grimsby
Image source, Reuters
It's very much a closed off scene here at the moment.
The dock behind me has now been shut and no commercial vessels are going in or out of it.
In the last hour, we've had a statement from the owners of the Stena Immaculate saying there were multiple explosions on the tanker and it is now pouring jet fuel into the North Sea.
The coastguard say they are assessing what pollution response might be needed.
There will be questions about what conditions were like out at sea this morning, but this happened during daylight.
The Stena Immaculate was anchored off the coast of Hull, when it and the cargo ship Solong collided.
We are yet to hear any response from its owners about what has happened here today.
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